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Ok ppl baking has got to be the easiest fix for the graphics/black screen issue, i have a dv2700 and all i did was take out the motherboard but the only difference is that i foiled the entire board in 3 layers of foil and cut a square over the gpu chip top and bottom, then i put it in the oven for 9mins at about 350-400 Fahrenheit, on the bottom shelf. then i just opened the oven and left it for half an hour, reassembled and it fixed not only my graphics, but my DVD drive and Soundcard!!!
Have you measured the temperature the ICs actually reach when performing this procedure? What is the target temperature? If I was going to do this I would like to know that temperature and use an infrared temperature sensor to observe how I am doing -- or is that nonsense?
As a pessimist, I knew this would not work. But to my surprise, it's working like a champ on an old Compaq Presario f700.. It has been running for a couple of days now, and after a cool down at night, it starts back up like a new machine. I did flash the bios to the latest and I noticed the fan runs more than before the flash. Still high temps. Average is low 70's c. High has been 78c and low is around 69c. Thanks for the help. Got info off HD, don't know how long it will last, but ???
GPU reballing is the only way to go when fixing graphic problems this method will only last 3 months max!!! plus you run the risk of damaging other small components...
Hi every one , this video instruction is perfect if you already have a good ( heating gun) it works good, Both my own advise is remove the hard drive and sell the IBM T41 on internet, and buy some other laptop, Reason is the problem will be back , if you leave in cold region , if you take the laptop to the office and back home d laptop gets cold, when you put it on it gets warm , and the lead balls under the Video Card craks, and your back to the same problem. Good job men cyberdank
can someone help me out? i am new with computers and i experimentally over-clocked my laptop way beyond what i should have. I have ati mobility radeon 7500 graphics card and my laptop is an ibm t41. i cannot use my laptop for more than five minutes before it gets a blue screen. Any help would be greately appreciated :)
@andresramirez1235 if you overclocked in bios then just change settings back to default if you did so through
software but into safe mode and uninstall the software after setting system back to default if you used clockgen then just delete clockgen if you over clocked gpu then boot in safe mode and uninstall software if you can be more specific i can help you more bit my guess is you`ve probaly already fixed this problem the hardware is probably still good but cannot be sure n
Dumb question, but will a hair dryer work for this? I don't want to go out and buy a hot air gun for a one time thing (even though i know the problem probably will reoccur and require re re-flowing) :/
@goombaacez84 a hair dryer does not produce enough heat. you need a heat gun. they are pretty cheap compared to a new laptop. you should only need to do this once. unless you flex your laptop motherboard again and need to repeat it all over. good luck.
@cyberdank ;) I repaired my xbox with a hairdrier. Granted, it was an old, german hair-drier, it did the job just fine. Oh and I just repaired my laptop with a room heater (the type with a fan and a resistance (like hairdriers)
this guy is showing you "EXACTLY" how to destroy your pc board, to avoid static discharge, place board on non ferrous platform (ceramic or similar) place in GAS oven and slowly bring to desired temp, before removing to work on - discharge static by touching other objects known to be electrically grounded (fridge,etc) make sure no carpet underfoot, (or buy anti static strap), NOTE TO (cyberdank) no offense intended, does work but risk is to great when risking stat elec discharge.
@goombaacez84 If you cover the hair dryer's air intake in the back PARTIALLY it will generate much more heat but less airflow, so you have to keep it closer to the motherboard.
Note that you MIGHT burn your hair dryer doing this (considering you can find them at $5 a pop, it isn't a big loss, though) since they too have a thermal threshold and they turn off when they reach it.
Tried it on my T40, followed instructions not so precisely.. But it seems to work. I don't know how far, because I handle my laptop much more carefully than I used to, but it's a lot better (I can move it around the flat and it still works :) - means I almost couldn't move it a bit, it was really messed up). I guess the best way to avoid this to happen is 1) handle the laptop way you don't deform the bottom lid and 2) put some kind of hard spring under the keyboard so it presses the chipset. THX
@HybridPineapple sometimes manufacturers use cheap solder balls for the BGA Chip and when it overheats and etc , a cold solder joint is created. Then the chip becomes non functional. The heatgun will reheat the solder and melt it back making the solder joints strong again. :)
I have a HP 6120 laptop and i need to do this procedure. What component I need to cover with aluminum? or Can i need to cover all motherboard to makesure all component? Thanks in advance.
Oof... keeping the heat on my board for that long damn near cooked the thing! Maybe my heat gun gets too hot, but I ended up "calling it fixed" about, maybe, 30 seconds into the "centering it around the video chip" part. Of course mine is a much smaller chip, an nVidia northbridge on a Compaq F700, and right next to a plastic fan connector. Now it's cooling down and I hope it works!
For anyone using this method on a HP notebook, or any other notebook using THERMAL PADS FOR THE GPU (THICK RUBBERY THINGIES): Replace those pads with a suitable thickness copper shim. If you can't get shims sand down a penny to the point that it gets a mirror finish. Use 100 then 300 then 2000 grit sandpaper. Apply thermal paste on both sides of the penny and insert it between GPU and heatsink.
This will reduce the chances of it going bad again by as much as 70%.
If you are really going to use a penny then use one made before 1982. Prior to 1982 pennies were made mostly of copper. Newer pennies are made mostly of zinc and the thermal properties of zinc very different from copper. A zinc penny won't work that well at all for this application.
I had bad video card chip on an HP dv6000 motherboard, was going to throw it away, but tried something similar to this, and almost fell off my chair in surprise when I put machine back together, and it booted.
I get to do this shortly. I do an awful lot of rework with SMT though, so I use an electric skillet for even heating while I do direct reflow. Seems to work good for gradually bringing down temps too.
It's actually Ball Grid Array. It's a type of chip where instead of the chip having "legs" that are soldered to the motherboard it has pads on the bottom. Solder balls are placed on the array and then the motherboard is ran through an oven, when it gets hot enough the solder "flows" and makes the chip attach itself to the pads as the solder melts.
I did this with an IBM T-42, 10 minutes each side, removed processor and memory and covered most plastic with tin foil. Let each side cool 10 minutes before moving. Held gun 1-2 inches from Motherboard. My left mouse button did not work and it was not the keyboard. Machine works fine now. I am amazed. Thank You.
I just did on a DV6000 and it worked!! Where I had a bunch of laptop spares lying in a box I now have a re-incarnated laptop thanks to you. Fingers crossed it's not temporary.
A common problem with reflows, even on high-priced machines, is that an uneven cooling period will make newly reformed contacts in nearby parts to shift and break. By getting the whole board close to the temperature of the BGA, you reduce the movement associated with cooling. And it's probably something like a Milwaukee heat gun, available in the paint department of many hardware stores for around $20. The "real" machine, which is roughly 10% more accurate, is around $35,000. (-:
I've been using this video as a guide for about a dozen motherboards, including multiple DV6000's and DV9000's, Gateway's with Turion X2's, Dell 1501's, and more. I think the reason we're seeing so many of this type of failure lately is due to a change in modern PCB assembly process to a chemical process. If so, then a proper reflow -should- be stronger than the original. I've had 100% success rate so far, with no latent failures. What's everyone else's luck? How long does it last for you?
Okay, I had one regress. It was a DV9000's 7600 GPU, and it's intermittent now. All the other boards seem to be working. The wireless never worked right on this one, so I'm thinking it didn't go "just right". I'm going to do it again, and if it works, I'm going to have it run UT2003 demo non-stop for a week. I need to improve my process somehow, so I'm hoping this will be educational.
I tried it on a dv9000 and it failed after 3 weeks. So beware! Its deceptive to see the unit working.High temps during usage seem to destroy the reflow success. However I did a dv6000 with Nvidia 630 chipset with success so far (over 1 month ago). I figured that you must heaten both sides of the board for a pretty long time (ca. 10 minutes) and do it on a marble-kind-of-surface, so the table keeps a good temp. I'm still testing, but the longer the heating goes the more success there seems to be.
I've done this now on close to 20 boards, and the DV9000's 7600 has failed twice. To be fair, the 7600 is a known defective chip, though nVidia won't tell us exactly what is wrong with them so that we techs can have some remote chance of fixing the problem.
I also found a manual BGA machine for about $1,500. That could be a very good investment, specifically for -replacing- defective chips when reflowing is not enough.
I'll post any more regressions I have, but so far all others seem good.
That motherboard failed again. It's a known faulty GPU, so the reflow process doesn't seem to be to blame.
I have just reflowed a Dell B130 motherboard, and it did NOT fix it. It boots up fine when I put strong pressure on the chipset. I may try doing this again with some pressure and see what happens. It's ironic, because Intel owns a patent for a BGA connection method that requires pressure and not solder. That's funny.
Oh, and I think the reflow time should be longer, maybe 4 minutes?
@benvanderjagt going on about 4 years? i always assume that it's going to die at any minute but it hasn't yet. it even sat on my bed for about 6 months straight. we'll see though. i don't consider it so mobile anymore.
@screamphilling Impressive. I ended up buying a pretty pricey InfraRed reballing machine, and it turned out to be about the worst investment I've ever made. I'm now removing, cleaning, reballing, and reattaching the chips by hand using a $20 Milwaukee heat gun and a $10 soldering pen and getting higher success rates and longer lifespans.
@benjaminvanderjagt cool. I used a $10 heat gun on sale from Harbor Freight. the laptop is my backup of course, but i'm very surprised at the success. i should probably provide some physical reinforcement for the video chip at some point.
no go, the video is no different. I'm assuming i didnt apply enough heat cause it works if i press down on the gpu. but i followed the video exactly and the board was HOT at the end. I could feel the heat from the board from feets away, so i dunno. im just gonna order a new board, its 200 bucks on ebay.
question ... Did u remove the internal battery on the motherboard before you started the reflow process? because ive read in some forums that when you remove the battery you reset the BIOS and you need the BIOS password to use the Board again or something along the lines of that. Just curious, because i dont wanna reflow my board and not be able to use it ever again because i dont have the BIOS password. because some people who do reflow there board has this problem afterwards..
Removing the BIOS battery clears the password and all your custom settings should be reset. Removing the battery and doing a CMOS reset is very useful if you have forgotten the password and want to clear it.
Thanks for the quick reply =) - I was reading up on a forum somewhere (ill try to post it up when i find it.) That by removing your BIOS battery and doing a CMOS reset causes problems and some people have had issues with trying to install their OS and a "supervisor Password" is needed to override the install .. and some people had to purchase a new board because they did not know the password. I have Thinkpad T40 im thinking of reflowing. but all these issues scare me
I guess the real fear im dreading is after removing the BIOS/CMOS battery i won't be able to access the BIOS after. Since i bought my Laptop 2nd hand not sure if IBM had set a Primary Password to access the BIOS, that only IBM might only know of.
The CMOS reset should actually make the BIOS forget everything including all passwords. Probably the best place for you to get some information about it would be the IBM/Lenovo service. You can just email them or somthing and tell them that you need to change your CMOS battery and ask them if it could cause you any problems and does the BIOS have some default password.
In some laptops there's an override chip that you can purposely short to clear all bios passwords. It might take some web digging but you'll probably be able to find a guide close enough for said chip on your motherboard. I did for my Toshiba Satellite A100 and the guide was something like a A105. Well, good luck with your problems. (Now onto my own)
Just did this for my t40. and up till now, my notebook is a) still working (YEAH, was a little bit frightened) und b) does not show any flexing symptoms.
O.K. I'm back again. The DV6000 I reflowed worked exept for the mini pci slot will not reconize any wireless cards. I reflowed an other DV6000 two times and nothing.
I have a vaio fz vgn 21m and i believe my nvidia8400 gt needs resoldering using this method. there is no way i ll take it to sony and pay 500 euro for another mb. If anyone has any advice to give me for using this method on a sony vaio vgn, i d really appreciate it..:)
if you drop by in singapore, try going to Sim Lim Square level 3 unit no. #03-56. shop name is PC GEEKS. they have a technician there (who is actually a hobbist) who repairs practically anything that has to do with electronics. mp3s, laptops, desktops to name a few. even electric piano(keyboard). and his success rate is 95% (personal rating). you could give it a shot.
O.K. I'm back. I re-flowed the motherboard on a DV6000 and "Hell Yeah'!! It worked perfect. This is awesome. I have an other DV6000 to do. Thanks cyberdank. YOU ROCK!!!
I purchase a heatgun without any hope. But 3 hours later...It is amazing it work !!!! Just save over $300.00. Thanks a lot for these info and good video...
So, is this just heating at the correct rate, and cooling at the correct rate? do i need anything else besides a heat gun and a temperature gauge? also, in the text file, it said nothing about heating the entire mother board. is that step required? as much help on this as possible will be very much appreciated. thank you in advance to anyone who can give me some tips on this.
Excellent !!!! I just did the same to my T40, with similar symptoms, and it works !! I advanced the process a bit by using a temperature probe to keep the temperature around 220 Celsius degrees and heatgun on Low. Thank you Cyberdunk.
i wrapped the motherboard with aluminium foil apart from the graphics open my gas cooker by ajusting the flame on medium. Hold the motherboard and moving it closer to the flame and few centimer away, then closer again, then away. i hold it closer to the flame for about 5 seconds and away for and 2 seconds as i was afraid to burn the components. i did this repeatly for about 1 and half minute. after 20 minutes i tried the board and it worked.
I wanted to say that this guide actually worked. I dropped my T42 and my screen would turn off sporadically. I did a search and found that the video card may have been loose. Instead of buying a new laptop, I gave this a try and it worked. Thank you for posting the video.
I have tried to do it a couple of times as shown in the video with no luck, and it was starting to annoy me that I saw no change.
So today, I decided to go for broke, and heat the ¤"#¤ out of it, since I had nothing to loose. And since my patience was run out, I did it a bit different this time.
Basicly I wrapped almost everything except the video chip. I then pre-heated on low setting for 60 seconds on the front and back of the video chip. Then I blasted the video chip for close to 5 minutes with maximum setting on the heat-gun. At that point the white connector for the trackpoint device next to the graphics-card was turning golden/brownish and I thought it was a good sign to stop... sort of like baking, when the crust turns golden it's time to take the bread out of the oven :)
Anyway, it seems to have worked... almost. I still get a little noise on the display from time to time, but it is much better now. So for now it's successfull... given the occasional noise it's probably just a matter of time before it totally gives up, but until then I'm happy camper :D
/coolblue
p.s. The video chip is the grey one with ATI written on it
Sorry, I thought it did not post my comment, so I tried to send it again and again. Anyway, my problem is, that I cannot relate the screen going blank to any movement. SOmetimes it appears that it goes blank when I move it, but sometimes no matter how I move it, it stays on. I think it goes blank sometimes without touching it. No idea what it is, but pretty annoying. Sometimes restarting does not help either, only a second restart.
I have a T41 with the screen going blank every now and then. Probably other things also happen, but since the screen is blank, I don't see it. Probably time for a reflow?
I have a T41 with video problems. Every now and then (sometimes after 10 seconds, sometimes after half an hour) the screen goes blank. It seems that probably it is time to try the reflow method. But which is the video chip exactly?
Hi, thanks a lot, i only can say i did it on 2 Thinkpad T42.... and it works realy.... : if you follow realy the time who is on de video..... it works !!! And i made a new install of XP (and more) ..... i worked about 4 hours with it .... and no problem .... i have 2 more Thinkpads and i will try again...... Thanks .
after reflowing exactly like in the video (i did it while the video ran) the monitor didn't even turn on no more. But the rest still seems to work...the lamps for numlock and capslock are blinking and the fan starts...
. The fan is noisy @ high speed and right before shutdown the fan kicks into high then the laptop shuts off within a second or two. The graphics flicker and the BSOD are gone and flexing doesn't affect it anymore- just heats up and shut down is the new problem... maybe there is some kind of go GREEN power saver software installed and I missed?? LOL.
Did the reflow on my T42 two days ago accept I still get a system shutdown after 30 plus minutes of usage. The T42 just shuts down with the power adaptor plugged in. There is no problem if I just run it on battery power. Seems to be a charging heat issue.
I did this, now the board is rendered useless, after pressing the power button, it turns on for a sec and dies again. I think there is a possibility to burn something out in there.
I've identified the heat gun in this video it is the exact same construct physically to a Manufacturer: Wagner Model#: HT1000 part#: 0503008, Sold in western new york at Value Home centers as a Heat Gun Paint remover ("dozens of other uses"), with dual temp 750F and 1000F, I purchased for $34.99 + 8% sales tax, hope this is helpful to everyone for reference. I'm going to try this reflow very soon.
Hi cyberdank, great video and tip. Can you or anyone out there please tell me if I have to remove the CPU?, I have a ThinkPad T42 and next ot the CPU there is a release botton to take away the CPU. I just don´t want to screup on this.
Thankx cyberdank! I managed to revive my thinkpad T21. I reflowed only the area with the agp chipset, pci bus chipset and S3 chipset. I used a gun with 300C(low speed) / 500C (high speed) temp settings, preheat 1 min, flux active 2 mins, reflow 5 mins, circular movement. So I use the laptop for 4 days by now and works great. Once again, million thankx.
Is $150USD worth to buy a T40 with the flaky video issue. I'd like to have another backup laptop plus the challenge to fix it myself. IS your thinkpad still up and running cyberdank?
Still using my t41p! The only issue I have with it is a noisy fan. Have tried to replace a few times with used fans but they are all noisy. need to break down and buy a new one. JD
Hi. I have an X31 that has fallen to the loose BGA curse. It's been over a year since your repair. How has it been holding up? Did you have to do any further reflows since?
Thank you cyberdank! Your video was very helpfull to fixing my t41 laptop.I think it was ready for the junkyard but after watching your video it was getting a new life.Thank you very much again from Sweden.
Thank you sooooo much!!! My IBM T40p had the same problem... I asked for a quotation (in Paris), and they said at least 200€. I bought a heatgun (30€), made your trick, and now it works well...
Thank you again from France!! (I've pics if you want ^^)
Inspired by this video (thanks), i used same technique to fix a similar problem with a different (asus) mainboard. My only problem now is that the music is stuck in my head! Does anyone happen to know the title/author of it ?
What's the object that is set down under the edge of the board in the video? Screwdriver? Thermal probe? I read somewhere that you needed to use an infared thermometer to know when you've reached the proper temperature but I'm not wanting to spend the bucks for one. What is the make and model of the heat gun? It seems to me that the times posted in the video would vary if you used a different power or wattage gun.
I used a screwdriver to hold down the foil in some places that were a bit loose. I never used the infared thermo, but used the time method which seemed to work. On my heat gun there is only low and high.
Interesting..I forgot I even posted this. It is the motherboard, but I haven't got brave enough to do your process. I took the keyboard off and slipped two pieces of rbber between the GPU and the trackball card. I used two pieces so the flat cable will still route ok. It has worked fine for the last 1-2 months, but I can't move the laptop around too much. I am not sure if I stripped the MB right off my unit if I could get it back together. Thanks for your input-I wish I had your skills
I wonder, anybody here up for a class action suit against IBM/Lenovo?
This is ridiculous - this is the second board I need to replace and I would have spent as much money on maintainig this laptop than on the computer itself.... Acer seems like a better alternative now...
Ich hab einen T42p der bei leichten Bewegungen schon schwarzes Bild brachte und auch nicht auf externen Bildschilm ein Bild machte..... oder.... Piepte nach dem Einschalten.
Die Prozedur aus dem Video habe ich so gut wie möglich durchgefüjrt...... und muss sagen ....... mit ERFOLG. Die Kiste rennt wieder. Danke für den Tipp.
You could have sped this up +_+
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I know most of you probably aren't going to read this, but next week I turn 17, and I want to become a walrus. I know there's a million people out there but I promise you im different.
On February 7th, im moving to the North Pole (home of the greatest walrus) I've already chopped off my arms, and now slide on my stomach everywhere I go as training.
I may not be a walrus yet, but I promise you that if you subscribe to me, I will become the greatest walrus EVER
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Ok ppl baking has got to be the easiest fix for the graphics/black screen issue, i have a dv2700 and all i did was take out the motherboard but the only difference is that i foiled the entire board in 3 layers of foil and cut a square over the gpu chip top and bottom, then i put it in the oven for 9mins at about 350-400 Fahrenheit, on the bottom shelf. then i just opened the oven and left it for half an hour, reassembled and it fixed not only my graphics, but my DVD drive and Soundcard!!!
dshafayat 1 month ago
You don't need to do the whole board, just the GPU chip....
kisk99 3 months ago
Bad works! Repair duration.... 1 day!
deuzamobile 4 months ago
I watched this for the music!
myno1fakeaccount 4 months ago
Have you measured the temperature the ICs actually reach when performing this procedure? What is the target temperature? If I was going to do this I would like to know that temperature and use an infrared temperature sensor to observe how I am doing -- or is that nonsense?
ioctlvoid 5 months ago
i dint have any clue til now about my notebook. but i`ll look for someone who can do this.
drdexter2002 5 months ago
am sure this guy works in a hair dressing soloon
slashbongo 6 months ago
which component is the video card?
hetjaar 6 months ago
I hope this works lol
TheWhiteHacker7 9 months ago
Thanks! I fixed my car tires using this technique. :) Big help!
ispy99999 9 months ago 3
@ispy99999 and i fixed my girlfriend's hymen with this method!
wastedpills 2 months ago
re-flaw your head ! beacause you are stupid !
jhony2bad 9 months ago
As a pessimist, I knew this would not work. But to my surprise, it's working like a champ on an old Compaq Presario f700.. It has been running for a couple of days now, and after a cool down at night, it starts back up like a new machine. I did flash the bios to the latest and I noticed the fan runs more than before the flash. Still high temps. Average is low 70's c. High has been 78c and low is around 69c. Thanks for the help. Got info off HD, don't know how long it will last, but ???
Ronmitch55 10 months ago
GPU reballing is the only way to go when fixing graphic problems this method will only last 3 months max!!! plus you run the risk of damaging other small components...
leonieethan 11 months ago
@leonieethan This is reflow not reballing completely different reballing is a permanent fix
SAXORXIII 8 months ago
Hi every one , this video instruction is perfect if you already have a good ( heating gun) it works good, Both my own advise is remove the hard drive and sell the IBM T41 on internet, and buy some other laptop, Reason is the problem will be back , if you leave in cold region , if you take the laptop to the office and back home d laptop gets cold, when you put it on it gets warm , and the lead balls under the Video Card craks, and your back to the same problem. Good job men cyberdank
johnawf 11 months ago
What's with heating the entire board? I've not seen another video where the whole board was heated. Thanks.
milackk7 1 year ago
how many watt heat gun do i need for that?
richagha 1 year ago
@richagha Not heating the entire board will cause "Thermal stress" to the small area that needs reflowing.
alwjopmo 4 months ago
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i have a Compaq Presario and I have the same problem.
so the question is
If I follow this method you think it will work?
thanks
bertbosi 1 year ago
i have a Compaq Presario and I have the same problem.
so the question is
If I follow this method you think it will work?
thanks
bertbosi 1 year ago
what parts should be covered
jagerdager07 1 year ago
can someone help me out? i am new with computers and i experimentally over-clocked my laptop way beyond what i should have. I have ati mobility radeon 7500 graphics card and my laptop is an ibm t41. i cannot use my laptop for more than five minutes before it gets a blue screen. Any help would be greately appreciated :)
andresramirez1235 1 year ago
@andresramirez1235 if you overclocked in bios then just change settings back to default if you did so through
software but into safe mode and uninstall the software after setting system back to default if you used clockgen then just delete clockgen if you over clocked gpu then boot in safe mode and uninstall software if you can be more specific i can help you more bit my guess is you`ve probaly already fixed this problem the hardware is probably still good but cannot be sure n
newbodymind 1 year ago
so what parts shud i cover with tin foil?
TheDaftMusique 1 year ago
Dumb question, but will a hair dryer work for this? I don't want to go out and buy a hot air gun for a one time thing (even though i know the problem probably will reoccur and require re re-flowing) :/
goombaacez84 1 year ago
@goombaacez84 a hair dryer does not produce enough heat. you need a heat gun. they are pretty cheap compared to a new laptop. you should only need to do this once. unless you flex your laptop motherboard again and need to repeat it all over. good luck.
cyberdank 1 year ago
@cyberdank ;) I repaired my xbox with a hairdrier. Granted, it was an old, german hair-drier, it did the job just fine. Oh and I just repaired my laptop with a room heater (the type with a fan and a resistance (like hairdriers)
bv90andy 9 months ago
@goombaacez84 buy a heat gun from home depot, use it for your reflow, take it back for a refund.
kanodogg 6 months ago
this guy is showing you "EXACTLY" how to destroy your pc board, to avoid static discharge, place board on non ferrous platform (ceramic or similar) place in GAS oven and slowly bring to desired temp, before removing to work on - discharge static by touching other objects known to be electrically grounded (fridge,etc) make sure no carpet underfoot, (or buy anti static strap), NOTE TO (cyberdank) no offense intended, does work but risk is to great when risking stat elec discharge.
steveburstons 4 months ago
@goombaacez84 If you cover the hair dryer's air intake in the back PARTIALLY it will generate much more heat but less airflow, so you have to keep it closer to the motherboard.
Note that you MIGHT burn your hair dryer doing this (considering you can find them at $5 a pop, it isn't a big loss, though) since they too have a thermal threshold and they turn off when they reach it.
Good luck!
PatrikZDi 2 months ago
Thank you for sharing this. Fixed my T42 with this method the other day. Works perfectly now. Your video saved me a lot of money!
CapitolLimited 1 year ago
@CapitolLimited glad I could help. never thought I would get so many positive responses. pretty fun.
cyberdank 1 year ago
Tried it on my T40, followed instructions not so precisely.. But it seems to work. I don't know how far, because I handle my laptop much more carefully than I used to, but it's a lot better (I can move it around the flat and it still works :) - means I almost couldn't move it a bit, it was really messed up). I guess the best way to avoid this to happen is 1) handle the laptop way you don't deform the bottom lid and 2) put some kind of hard spring under the keyboard so it presses the chipset. THX
kajikoff 1 year ago
I put my T40 motherboard in an oven @ 350 degrees for nine and a half minutes and that revived the Radeon :))
GlycerinZ 1 year ago
What is the point of this?
HybridPineapple 1 year ago
@HybridPineapple sometimes manufacturers use cheap solder balls for the BGA Chip and when it overheats and etc , a cold solder joint is created. Then the chip becomes non functional. The heatgun will reheat the solder and melt it back making the solder joints strong again. :)
Simplez
aero915 1 year ago
@HybridPineapple if you don't own a laptop that has video card problems, no need to watch video. move on, nothing to see here.
cyberdank 1 year ago 10
Hi man GOD Help u
thx it's worked
thehms1 1 year ago
i there great video does this work for the ibm thinkpad a31 it turns on and the lights come on but nothink happens on the screen any idea
diesalweasel 1 year ago
It worked for me!! Thanks Cyberdank!!
dtwkaf 1 year ago
shit music
MilestonesSlideshows 1 year ago
Hi Cyberdank.
I have a HP 6120 laptop and i need to do this procedure. What component I need to cover with aluminum? or Can i need to cover all motherboard to makesure all component? Thanks in advance.
familyenglish 1 year ago
u need to watch my channel bout this reflow
reply4reply 1 year ago
Can you tell us please if you used flux , or just heated with heatgun ? Thanks in advance
Dardani111 1 year ago
@Dardani111 just heated with a gun. that is it.
cyberdank 1 year ago
Thanks for the video. I'll be doing this on my dead nVidia card and laptop my friend dropped :)
spagamoto 1 year ago
хахахаха я то дкумал он выпаяет, заменит- он просто погрел, это не ресмонт, а баловство.
vasiliiivanov7 1 year ago
При нормальном владении феном можно сотнями чинить, и ваши станции по 10000$ по качеству сосать будут. У типа видимо опыта маловато..
vasiliiivanov7 1 year ago
Oof... keeping the heat on my board for that long damn near cooked the thing! Maybe my heat gun gets too hot, but I ended up "calling it fixed" about, maybe, 30 seconds into the "centering it around the video chip" part. Of course mine is a much smaller chip, an nVidia northbridge on a Compaq F700, and right next to a plastic fan connector. Now it's cooling down and I hope it works!
Volatus 1 year ago
@Volatus Yep, it works!! Woot! Okay, now let's see for how long. BIOS update, here I come...
Volatus 1 year ago
Just brought a HP dv6000 back to life!
MrWizzrd 1 year ago
Well, that fried my motherboard.
It doesn't even stay on anymore, it just powers down as soon the power light comes on.
And I thought I was doing it carefully...
24v7v420 1 year ago
For anyone using this method on a HP notebook, or any other notebook using THERMAL PADS FOR THE GPU (THICK RUBBERY THINGIES): Replace those pads with a suitable thickness copper shim. If you can't get shims sand down a penny to the point that it gets a mirror finish. Use 100 then 300 then 2000 grit sandpaper. Apply thermal paste on both sides of the penny and insert it between GPU and heatsink.
This will reduce the chances of it going bad again by as much as 70%.
uN1Qu3DZ 1 year ago
If you are really going to use a penny then use one made before 1982. Prior to 1982 pennies were made mostly of copper. Newer pennies are made mostly of zinc and the thermal properties of zinc very different from copper. A zinc penny won't work that well at all for this application.
Xabraxas 1 year ago
which is temperature that your hatgun blows?
nightmarezr1 1 year ago
will this method work on a desktop motherboard?
my buddy dropped a tower that i built for him, and his perfectly good mobo lost a connection somewhere and no longer posts.
Any ideas?
Hardrocker1024 2 years ago
YEAAAAH! It really works :)
Thinkpad A22p - turns on, but doesn't boot anymore.
Thinkpad A30p - everything fixed and running again! :)
A chance of 50/50 is worth a try I guess :)
schmatzler 2 years ago
I had bad video card chip on an HP dv6000 motherboard, was going to throw it away, but tried something similar to this, and almost fell off my chair in surprise when I put machine back together, and it booted.
It can work.
blackarrow125 2 years ago
Looks like it could work - I have two TPs (A22p and A30p) with really big and early flexing symptoms.
I can't throw them away, they are too good for it - I've ordered a heatgun and will try it on the older notebook first :)
schmatzler 2 years ago
Thanks it work with normal hairdryer from my girlfriend , but i dont know how long ?
troplioo 2 years ago
Are you using a heat gun? or blowdryer?
LuchoLuchan 2 years ago
@LuchoLuchan
It's a heat gun
spade1984 2 years ago
I get to do this shortly. I do an awful lot of rework with SMT though, so I use an electric skillet for even heating while I do direct reflow. Seems to work good for gradually bringing down temps too.
NGinuity 2 years ago
please, for the love of god.. tell me the name of the song. I love this style of music!
freakoid99 2 years ago
Ya, great song!
diramonsky 2 years ago
group is Chicane, song is empire. enjoy.
cyberdank 2 years ago
yay! thanks
freakoid99 2 years ago
BALL GRIP ASSEMBLY
BenesCZ 2 years ago
plz don`t flame but what is BGA ?? never heard of this? but i`m am also a desktop guy never work or owned a laptop.. ty
vistasstoned 2 years ago
It's actually Ball Grid Array. It's a type of chip where instead of the chip having "legs" that are soldered to the motherboard it has pads on the bottom. Solder balls are placed on the array and then the motherboard is ran through an oven, when it gets hot enough the solder "flows" and makes the chip attach itself to the pads as the solder melts.
thetremors 2 years ago
Wow, never knew this technique before. Thanks for sharing.
voon100 2 years ago
What's with the screwdriver in the frame? Are you using it as a visual indicator that things aren't getting too hot?
Paul
0800lovejoy 2 years ago
probably using it to hold the foil down.
hungrygit 2 years ago
screwdriver was just to keep some of the tin foil down and note blow away.
cyberdank 2 years ago
I did this with an IBM T-42, 10 minutes each side, removed processor and memory and covered most plastic with tin foil. Let each side cool 10 minutes before moving. Held gun 1-2 inches from Motherboard. My left mouse button did not work and it was not the keyboard. Machine works fine now. I am amazed. Thank You.
bissettbd 2 years ago
If your HP laptop has video problems, you may want to see this site..... hplies. com
hpscrewedme 2 years ago
I just did on a DV6000 and it worked!! Where I had a bunch of laptop spares lying in a box I now have a re-incarnated laptop thanks to you. Fingers crossed it's not temporary.
scotguru 2 years ago
if you are just reflowing the solder on the GPU, why then do you have to heat the whole board? and ummm i guess that isnt a hairdryer?
eAGer4 2 years ago
A common problem with reflows, even on high-priced machines, is that an uneven cooling period will make newly reformed contacts in nearby parts to shift and break. By getting the whole board close to the temperature of the BGA, you reduce the movement associated with cooling. And it's probably something like a Milwaukee heat gun, available in the paint department of many hardware stores for around $20. The "real" machine, which is roughly 10% more accurate, is around $35,000. (-:
benvanderjagt 2 years ago
No, it's a heatgun ;)
fatcat2248 2 years ago
Great work, guy! Thank you very much!
It worked with my t41 and so I can post this commend using my reborn notebook. :-)
DerEchtePom 2 years ago
in new to this. why do you do this? and what does it do?
Peetah16 2 years ago
To fix bad/broken BGA connections
DOTISO 2 years ago
I've been using this video as a guide for about a dozen motherboards, including multiple DV6000's and DV9000's, Gateway's with Turion X2's, Dell 1501's, and more. I think the reason we're seeing so many of this type of failure lately is due to a change in modern PCB assembly process to a chemical process. If so, then a proper reflow -should- be stronger than the original. I've had 100% success rate so far, with no latent failures. What's everyone else's luck? How long does it last for you?
benvanderjagt 2 years ago
Okay, I had one regress. It was a DV9000's 7600 GPU, and it's intermittent now. All the other boards seem to be working. The wireless never worked right on this one, so I'm thinking it didn't go "just right". I'm going to do it again, and if it works, I'm going to have it run UT2003 demo non-stop for a week. I need to improve my process somehow, so I'm hoping this will be educational.
benvanderjagt 2 years ago
I tried it on a dv9000 and it failed after 3 weeks. So beware! Its deceptive to see the unit working.High temps during usage seem to destroy the reflow success. However I did a dv6000 with Nvidia 630 chipset with success so far (over 1 month ago). I figured that you must heaten both sides of the board for a pretty long time (ca. 10 minutes) and do it on a marble-kind-of-surface, so the table keeps a good temp. I'm still testing, but the longer the heating goes the more success there seems to be.
CHslf 2 years ago
I've done this now on close to 20 boards, and the DV9000's 7600 has failed twice. To be fair, the 7600 is a known defective chip, though nVidia won't tell us exactly what is wrong with them so that we techs can have some remote chance of fixing the problem.
I also found a manual BGA machine for about $1,500. That could be a very good investment, specifically for -replacing- defective chips when reflowing is not enough.
I'll post any more regressions I have, but so far all others seem good.
benvanderjagt 2 years ago
That motherboard failed again. It's a known faulty GPU, so the reflow process doesn't seem to be to blame.
I have just reflowed a Dell B130 motherboard, and it did NOT fix it. It boots up fine when I put strong pressure on the chipset. I may try doing this again with some pressure and see what happens. It's ironic, because Intel owns a patent for a BGA connection method that requires pressure and not solder. That's funny.
Oh, and I think the reflow time should be longer, maybe 4 minutes?
benvanderjagt 2 years ago
@benvanderjagt going on about 4 years? i always assume that it's going to die at any minute but it hasn't yet. it even sat on my bed for about 6 months straight. we'll see though. i don't consider it so mobile anymore.
screamphilling 7 months ago
@screamphilling Impressive. I ended up buying a pretty pricey InfraRed reballing machine, and it turned out to be about the worst investment I've ever made. I'm now removing, cleaning, reballing, and reattaching the chips by hand using a $20 Milwaukee heat gun and a $10 soldering pen and getting higher success rates and longer lifespans.
benjaminvanderjagt 7 months ago
@benjaminvanderjagt cool. I used a $10 heat gun on sale from Harbor Freight. the laptop is my backup of course, but i'm very surprised at the success. i should probably provide some physical reinforcement for the video chip at some point.
screamphilling 7 months ago
I'm going to try this right now on my buddy's t41p. I just finished with the tin foil, I'll comment later to say if it worked or not.
theanimezone14a 2 years ago
no go, the video is no different. I'm assuming i didnt apply enough heat cause it works if i press down on the gpu. but i followed the video exactly and the board was HOT at the end. I could feel the heat from the board from feets away, so i dunno. im just gonna order a new board, its 200 bucks on ebay.
theanimezone14a 2 years ago
question ... Did u remove the internal battery on the motherboard before you started the reflow process? because ive read in some forums that when you remove the battery you reset the BIOS and you need the BIOS password to use the Board again or something along the lines of that. Just curious, because i dont wanna reflow my board and not be able to use it ever again because i dont have the BIOS password. because some people who do reflow there board has this problem afterwards..
MrTaro 2 years ago
Removing the BIOS battery clears the password and all your custom settings should be reset. Removing the battery and doing a CMOS reset is very useful if you have forgotten the password and want to clear it.
lxfguits 2 years ago
Thanks for the quick reply =) - I was reading up on a forum somewhere (ill try to post it up when i find it.) That by removing your BIOS battery and doing a CMOS reset causes problems and some people have had issues with trying to install their OS and a "supervisor Password" is needed to override the install .. and some people had to purchase a new board because they did not know the password. I have Thinkpad T40 im thinking of reflowing. but all these issues scare me
MrTaro 2 years ago
I guess the real fear im dreading is after removing the BIOS/CMOS battery i won't be able to access the BIOS after. Since i bought my Laptop 2nd hand not sure if IBM had set a Primary Password to access the BIOS, that only IBM might only know of.
MrTaro 2 years ago
The CMOS reset should actually make the BIOS forget everything including all passwords. Probably the best place for you to get some information about it would be the IBM/Lenovo service. You can just email them or somthing and tell them that you need to change your CMOS battery and ask them if it could cause you any problems and does the BIOS have some default password.
lxfguits 2 years ago
thxs =)
MrTaro 2 years ago
In some laptops there's an override chip that you can purposely short to clear all bios passwords. It might take some web digging but you'll probably be able to find a guide close enough for said chip on your motherboard. I did for my Toshiba Satellite A100 and the guide was something like a A105. Well, good luck with your problems. (Now onto my own)
grah55 2 years ago
could this fry the GPU?
mine looks like...
i think i gave it tooo much heat and now it's gone forever...i can see on the surface of the Nvidia chip bubles ....
i gues i'll have to tri on another one...
ups2001ro 2 years ago
will this method work on a computer motherboard
SLIvista 2 years ago
Just did this for my t40. and up till now, my notebook is a) still working (YEAH, was a little bit frightened) und b) does not show any flexing symptoms.
thinkpeterberlin 2 years ago
O.K. I'm back again. The DV6000 I reflowed worked exept for the mini pci slot will not reconize any wireless cards. I reflowed an other DV6000 two times and nothing.
blakwolfs 2 years ago
I have a vaio fz vgn 21m and i believe my nvidia8400 gt needs resoldering using this method. there is no way i ll take it to sony and pay 500 euro for another mb. If anyone has any advice to give me for using this method on a sony vaio vgn, i d really appreciate it..:)
DeadKennedy1978 2 years ago
if you drop by in singapore, try going to Sim Lim Square level 3 unit no. #03-56. shop name is PC GEEKS. they have a technician there (who is actually a hobbist) who repairs practically anything that has to do with electronics. mp3s, laptops, desktops to name a few. even electric piano(keyboard). and his success rate is 95% (personal rating). you could give it a shot.
lilSaint991 2 years ago
O.K. I'm back. I re-flowed the motherboard on a DV6000 and "Hell Yeah'!! It worked perfect. This is awesome. I have an other DV6000 to do. Thanks cyberdank. YOU ROCK!!!
blakwolfs 2 years ago
thanks bud! glad to help
cyberdank 2 years ago
@blakwolfs just wait couple of months and you'll see. check my channel for more info
reply4reply 1 year ago
@blakwolfs remember, reflow is temporary the fault will return. Reballing is permanent
reply4reply 1 year ago
Wow, This is SICK! I have two DV6000 notebooks to try this on. QUESTION: Can this be done to a Desktop Motherboard? Please reply.
blakwolfs 2 years ago
I purchase a heatgun without any hope. But 3 hours later...It is amazing it work !!!! Just save over $300.00. Thanks a lot for these info and good video...
jpflip88 2 years ago
So, is this just heating at the correct rate, and cooling at the correct rate? do i need anything else besides a heat gun and a temperature gauge? also, in the text file, it said nothing about heating the entire mother board. is that step required? as much help on this as possible will be very much appreciated. thank you in advance to anyone who can give me some tips on this.
stcroixboy1 2 years ago
your going to want to heat the whole board or else you risk damaging it cause part of it will be hot and the rest wont...
RocknRat 2 years ago
Excellent !!!! I just did the same to my T40, with similar symptoms, and it works !! I advanced the process a bit by using a temperature probe to keep the temperature around 220 Celsius degrees and heatgun on Low. Thank you Cyberdunk.
tubezozo 2 years ago
this is what i did as i did not have heat gun
i wrapped the motherboard with aluminium foil apart from the graphics open my gas cooker by ajusting the flame on medium. Hold the motherboard and moving it closer to the flame and few centimer away, then closer again, then away. i hold it closer to the flame for about 5 seconds and away for and 2 seconds as i was afraid to burn the components. i did this repeatly for about 1 and half minute. after 20 minutes i tried the board and it worked.
yankeebisbis 2 years ago
1) What type of heat gun is that?
2) About what temperature is the heat?
3) What parts are heated? Looks like more than the GPU area.
mzarum 2 years ago
I wanted to say that this guide actually worked. I dropped my T42 and my screen would turn off sporadically. I did a search and found that the video card may have been loose. Instead of buying a new laptop, I gave this a try and it worked. Thank you for posting the video.
spongert47 2 years ago
Great video guide.
The Acer 1691 from my friend is working again! Reflow the GPU. ;-)
polikantin 2 years ago
Hi, just want to share my experience with this.
I have tried to do it a couple of times as shown in the video with no luck, and it was starting to annoy me that I saw no change.
So today, I decided to go for broke, and heat the ¤"#¤ out of it, since I had nothing to loose. And since my patience was run out, I did it a bit different this time.
... to be contiuned
thecoolblue2009 3 years ago
Basicly I wrapped almost everything except the video chip. I then pre-heated on low setting for 60 seconds on the front and back of the video chip. Then I blasted the video chip for close to 5 minutes with maximum setting on the heat-gun. At that point the white connector for the trackpoint device next to the graphics-card was turning golden/brownish and I thought it was a good sign to stop... sort of like baking, when the crust turns golden it's time to take the bread out of the oven :)
thecoolblue2009 3 years ago
Anyway, it seems to have worked... almost. I still get a little noise on the display from time to time, but it is much better now. So for now it's successfull... given the occasional noise it's probably just a matter of time before it totally gives up, but until then I'm happy camper :D
/coolblue
p.s. The video chip is the grey one with ATI written on it
thecoolblue2009 3 years ago
Sorry, I thought it did not post my comment, so I tried to send it again and again. Anyway, my problem is, that I cannot relate the screen going blank to any movement. SOmetimes it appears that it goes blank when I move it, but sometimes no matter how I move it, it stays on. I think it goes blank sometimes without touching it. No idea what it is, but pretty annoying. Sometimes restarting does not help either, only a second restart.
harplab 3 years ago
Hi Guys! Which is the video card?
harplab 3 years ago
Hi Guys!
I have a T41 with the screen going blank every now and then. Probably other things also happen, but since the screen is blank, I don't see it. Probably time for a reflow?
Second question. Which is the video card?
thanks
harplab 3 years ago
Hi Guys!
I have a T41 with video problems. Every now and then (sometimes after 10 seconds, sometimes after half an hour) the screen goes blank. It seems that probably it is time to try the reflow method. But which is the video chip exactly?
harplab 3 years ago
Hi, thanks a lot, i only can say i did it on 2 Thinkpad T42.... and it works realy.... : if you follow realy the time who is on de video..... it works !!! And i made a new install of XP (and more) ..... i worked about 4 hours with it .... and no problem .... i have 2 more Thinkpads and i will try again...... Thanks .
PPO012 3 years ago
holy-terrorist:> hackiller
Agentoxedo07 3 years ago
Just an update on my T42... picked up a NEW fan a few weeks ago and vwhala!! a new computer! Thans for all your help and all others comments....
Fuzzy1776 3 years ago
Thank you cyberdank, My HP Pavilion (dv9206us) came alive from the dead. Your technique of reflowing the motherboard is excellent!
rakhmadarief 3 years ago
in my case i can say that it didn't work....
after reflowing exactly like in the video (i did it while the video ran) the monitor didn't even turn on no more. But the rest still seems to work...the lamps for numlock and capslock are blinking and the fan starts...
but i would not do it again;)
Svenman11 3 years ago
. The fan is noisy @ high speed and right before shutdown the fan kicks into high then the laptop shuts off within a second or two. The graphics flicker and the BSOD are gone and flexing doesn't affect it anymore- just heats up and shut down is the new problem... maybe there is some kind of go GREEN power saver software installed and I missed?? LOL.
Fuzzy1776 3 years ago
Did the reflow on my T42 two days ago accept I still get a system shutdown after 30 plus minutes of usage. The T42 just shuts down with the power adaptor plugged in. There is no problem if I just run it on battery power. Seems to be a charging heat issue.
Fuzzy1776 3 years ago
@MB4303: yep, remove the CPU, just turn the little screw next to it 180 degrees.
Has anyone successufully done such a repair?
Couldn't I just heat up the GPU (e.g. with a modified soldering iron - or something equivalent) without removing the board?
schneiderpopeider 3 years ago
I did this, now the board is rendered useless, after pressing the power button, it turns on for a sec and dies again. I think there is a possibility to burn something out in there.
avsararas 3 years ago
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darfouye 3 years ago
What exactly does the re-flow do?
FreeReconNow 3 years ago
I've identified the heat gun in this video it is the exact same construct physically to a Manufacturer: Wagner Model#: HT1000 part#: 0503008, Sold in western new york at Value Home centers as a Heat Gun Paint remover ("dozens of other uses"), with dual temp 750F and 1000F, I purchased for $34.99 + 8% sales tax, hope this is helpful to everyone for reference. I'm going to try this reflow very soon.
timothyjpearson 3 years ago
Hi cyberdank, great video and tip. Can you or anyone out there please tell me if I have to remove the CPU?, I have a ThinkPad T42 and next ot the CPU there is a release botton to take away the CPU. I just don´t want to screup on this.
MB4303 3 years ago
make sure you're security chip doesnt fall out on the bottom side. this fix worked for me, but now im getting a 0176 error for "System Tampering"
ngiahz 3 years ago
Whats the name of the song in the background of this video?!?!? plese post!
humpfree24 3 years ago
Chicane - Empires.
cyberdank 3 years ago
thanks a lot man! just reflowed my HP dv6000 and it works again! woooooooohoooooooooooo!
izluuks69 3 years ago
Thankx cyberdank! I managed to revive my thinkpad T21. I reflowed only the area with the agp chipset, pci bus chipset and S3 chipset. I used a gun with 300C(low speed) / 500C (high speed) temp settings, preheat 1 min, flux active 2 mins, reflow 5 mins, circular movement. So I use the laptop for 4 days by now and works great. Once again, million thankx.
vibrasys 3 years ago
Just want to thank you for sharing this. my T42 is up and running again. it's worth taking the risk! :D
erling113 3 years ago
anyone have a clue what is the name of track in this video?!
StayPsychedelic 3 years ago
Is $150USD worth to buy a T40 with the flaky video issue. I'd like to have another backup laptop plus the challenge to fix it myself. IS your thinkpad still up and running cyberdank?
benottomex 3 years ago
Still using my t41p! The only issue I have with it is a noisy fan. Have tried to replace a few times with used fans but they are all noisy. need to break down and buy a new one. JD
cyberdank 3 years ago
I can sell you mine, I have everything less the harddrive, but it have the same issue, I sell it for 80$!!!
Moution23 3 years ago
My T43 just have the same behavior since 2 days ago(any movement set the machine on FREEZE MODE).
The sad part is that it started to do this thing just 5 hours after the 3 year warranty expired.
Can a hairdryer do the same or I really need a heat gun to do this?
Evil Lenovo wants two hundred bucks from me for a one year warranty extension. Should I do it?
992734 3 years ago
Hi. I have an X31 that has fallen to the loose BGA curse. It's been over a year since your repair. How has it been holding up? Did you have to do any further reflows since?
Thanks a lot for this video!
rikkilake 3 years ago
Cool trick. Going to bust this out on mine to see if it works. BTW what is the music in the video? Pretty decent. Could you let me know? Thanks!
drewman21 3 years ago
Its not pretty decent, its amazing and catchy :) watch?v=gOqOzEdWLMU
sunespeg 3 years ago
Followed your procedure and my T42 has been working for the past 2 days without a problem! Thanks.
tomleveris 3 years ago
I don't understand very well when I have to put the FLUX.
thank you.
fabianlimones 3 years ago
Thank you cyberdank! Your video was very helpfull to fixing my t41 laptop.I think it was ready for the junkyard but after watching your video it was getting a new life.Thank you very much again from Sweden.
leffemustang 3 years ago
Thank you sooooo much!!! My IBM T40p had the same problem... I asked for a quotation (in Paris), and they said at least 200€. I bought a heatgun (30€), made your trick, and now it works well...
Thank you again from France!! (I've pics if you want ^^)
docmabull 3 years ago
Great! Send the pics over. Love to see them.
cyberdank 3 years ago
cyberdank, you are the man. I got my t40 back from the dead. Just watched the video while i was working.
TheLifeofEdward 3 years ago
Inspired by this video (thanks), i used same technique to fix a similar problem with a different (asus) mainboard. My only problem now is that the music is stuck in my head! Does anyone happen to know the title/author of it ?
sunespeg 3 years ago
What's the object that is set down under the edge of the board in the video? Screwdriver? Thermal probe? I read somewhere that you needed to use an infared thermometer to know when you've reached the proper temperature but I'm not wanting to spend the bucks for one. What is the make and model of the heat gun? It seems to me that the times posted in the video would vary if you used a different power or wattage gun.
griddle48 3 years ago
I used a screwdriver to hold down the foil in some places that were a bit loose. I never used the infared thermo, but used the time method which seemed to work. On my heat gun there is only low and high.
cyberdank 3 years ago
I used it on the t40 and it worked. Take care when applying the foil, because it will easily blow off.
19charlesbrown 3 years ago
i have an alienware m7700, it has a cracked solder joint near the f10 key, i was wondering if the reflow technique would work with this board?
boasanderson 3 years ago
No idea about that one, but it might be similar.
cyberdank 3 years ago
Interesting..I forgot I even posted this. It is the motherboard, but I haven't got brave enough to do your process. I took the keyboard off and slipped two pieces of rbber between the GPU and the trackball card. I used two pieces so the flat cable will still route ok. It has worked fine for the last 1-2 months, but I can't move the laptop around too much. I am not sure if I stripped the MB right off my unit if I could get it back together. Thanks for your input-I wish I had your skills
tatertater1971 3 years ago
HELP!!!
I did exactly what is done here now mine does not even turn on. something must have been burnt out..
Please help!!!
nitinolman 3 years ago
Did you make sure you put everything back together properly? Have you had any luck?
cyberdank 3 years ago
I wonder, anybody here up for a class action suit against IBM/Lenovo?
This is ridiculous - this is the second board I need to replace and I would have spent as much money on maintainig this laptop than on the computer itself.... Acer seems like a better alternative now...
antonsb 3 years ago
I just followed this procedure on my T40, and it works! Only problem is I have a part left over after reassembling...
aaronoberlander 4 years ago
what does the part look like? hopefully you found a technical manual and found where it goes.
cyberdank 3 years ago
Anyone tried this with just a plain hair dryer? Did it work?
DCWings25 4 years ago
It will not get hot enough. You need a heat gun for sure.
cyberdank 3 years ago
Ich hab einen T42p der bei leichten Bewegungen schon schwarzes Bild brachte und auch nicht auf externen Bildschilm ein Bild machte..... oder.... Piepte nach dem Einschalten.
Die Prozedur aus dem Video habe ich so gut wie möglich durchgefüjrt...... und muss sagen ....... mit ERFOLG. Die Kiste rennt wieder. Danke für den Tipp.
operationtube 1 year ago